lobby
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/ˈlɑːbi/
🇬🇧
/ˈlɒbi/
A large room near the entrance of a building where people can wait or meet.
You can wait for your friend in the lobby of the hotel.
你可以在酒店的大堂里等你的朋友。
In the UK Parliament, a big hall open to the public for meeting politicians.
People often gather in the lobby to talk to Members of Parliament.
人们经常聚集在议会大厅与议员交谈。
A group that tries to persuade politicians about an issue.
The gun lobby works to influence laws about firearms.
枪支游说团体致力于影响有关枪支的法律。
An effort to influence politicians on an issue.
Nurses organized a lobby to ask for better pay.
护士们组织了一次游说活动,要求提高工资。
To try to persuade politicians or the government to support something.
Farmers will lobby the government for more support.
农民们将游说政府以获得更多支持。